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HRCBM questions the timing and legal basis of Haridas Chandra’s midnight arrest and warns that it may reflect retaliatory enforcement influenced by religious intolerance within elements of the state apparatus
July 13, 2026 | San Jose, California / Dhaka, Bangladesh
The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) expresses grave alarm over the arrest…
From Gaibandha to Chattogram, the pressure on Hindu worship, temple builders, and minority-rights defenders reveals a country where religious freedom is increasingly negotiated under threat.
By HRCBM News Desk
In northern Bangladesh, a Hindu temple complex has become the latest fault line in a deepening national struggle over religious freedom, minority security, and the limits of majoritarian…
On June 21st, 2025, a shocking act of violence and religious intolerance unfolded at the Mahastri (Mahesbari) Manasa & Durga Temple, under No. 5 Shashara Union of Dinajpur district, Bangladesh. A group of miscreants led by Shamsun Nehar Banu (52), wife of Md. Rajaur Rahman of South Balubari; Md. Abir Khan Riyad (22), son of…
